This is a short video introducing a book by Pat Sloan on machine quilting. I haven’t seen the book, but it looks interesting for those of you interested in machine quilting at home on your home sewing machine.
Also movie link to an intro for another of her books on colour here and find out more about Pat Sloan on her blog.
From Alison at the blue blog Otto (from Lucinda Guy’s And So to Bed…)!
From the knitting box Rock and Weave socks by Blue Moon Fiber Arts
From annie purls - knitted grass - pattern from mochimochi
Knit and tonic made a gorgeous hemp skirt from Lovely Leaf Lace Skirt in Hemp for Knitting.
baby booties at clementines shoes Pattern: Angora Baby Booties from Last Minute Knitted Gifts
NYtimes review on Renegade Craft Fair: Where the Crafts Babes and D.I.Y. Dudes Are (via extreme craft).
Australia Melbourne events: via craftaroo
- A charity knitting blanket drive for the Sacred Heart Mission in St.Kilda. Hip to be square is on until July 12.
- July - The 2007 Melbourne Scarf Festival:SPIN at Craft Victoria includes lots of workshops and courses such as creating your own collection of winter woollies using pre-felted recycled knitwear and simple stitch techniques, other courses include felting, making cob web scarves, motifs and patterns and there are children’s courses too!
- Melbourne Design Fair - 8 July - at Federation Square
Vendors Wanted for The Creative Bazaar: The Creative Bazaar is an indie craft fair taking place October 13, 2007 in Cape Cod, MA. Vendor applications are being accepted Now through July 15th, 2007. The Creative Bazaar is taking place during justBe…Connected; a weekend gathering for Creative Bloggers. Special packages are available so vendors can join in on the fun! Please email Melba with any questions
melbamcmullin@comcast.net or check out the website.
The Jerwood Applied Arts Prize for Jewellery, which I mentioned here late last year and again a few months ago, was finally awarded last night in London, by the Vogue {UK} Editor Alexandra Shulman. The prize was awarded jointly to Adam Paxon and Susan Cross…who will now share the £30,000 prize.
The judges said…‘Both artists work was considered to be complex in construction, exquisitely made and showing superb standards of craftsmanship’…they also praised the substantial body of new work both makers had generated for this exhibition.
Congratulations to both jewellers! The exhibition, which is always fabulous, runs in London until the 22nd of July before touring to Lincoln, Edinburgh and Bradford. To see the exhibition schedule…click here.